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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ganter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Ganter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Odin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ganter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganter throws a right and a left that Odin avoids nicely.
John Ganter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ganter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ganter swinging wildly here.
Ganter misses with a few strikes there.
Odin misses with a wild body shot.
Ganter with a jab.
Odin missing with a left hand there. Ganter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ganter circles away quickly and effectively.
Ganter catches Odin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Odin throws a leg kick but Ganter moved away.
Ganter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ganter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ganter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ganter misses with a few strikes there.
Odin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ganter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganter tries to clinch but Odin is having none of it.
Ganter throws a series of punches but Odin moves out of range.
Odin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ganter misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Odin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Odin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ganter is just out of range.
Odin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ganter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ganter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ganter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Odin does no damage.
Odin misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganter misses with a looping left.
Odin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ganter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganter swinging wildly here.
Odin scores with a jab to the body.
Odin misses with a two punch combination.
Ganter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odin is looking to chop away at Ganter's legs.
Odin throws out a leg kick but Ganter moves out of range and Odin only half commits.
Ganter throws a one two combo.
Ganter thuds his right hand into Odin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ganter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ganter moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Odin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ganter won't allow it.
Odin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Odin looking to slow down the pace here.
Ganter has had enough of the clinch but Odin keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odin tries for a takedown but Ganter manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ganter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ganter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ganter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Ganter does no damage.
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganter moves away.
Odin scores with a jab to the body.
Odin scores with a jab to the body.
Odin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganter.
Odin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ganter misses with a series of wild punches.
Ganter misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganter misses with a double jab.
Ganter throws a right hand that Odin ducks under and follows up with a left that Odin also avoids with ease.
Odin looks to land a combination. Ganter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ganter wants to clinch.
Odin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ganter scores with a punch to the head.
Odin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ganter rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John Ganter is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganter tries to clinch but Odin is having none of it.
Odin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Odin keeps the fight on the outside.
Ganter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Odin tries to move into range but Ganter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ganter checks a leg kick.
Ganter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Odin dodges the punch combination from Ganter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Odin is breathing heavily.
Ganter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ganter lands a jab to the nose.
Odin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ganter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Odin.
Odin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ganter lands a jab-cross combination.
John Ganter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ganter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Odin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganter throws a right hand that Odin ducks under and follows up with a left that Odin also avoids with ease.
Ganter misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ganter.
Odin swings for the body but Ganter moves out of range.
Ganter misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Odin.
Ganter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ganter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ganter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ganter swinging wildly here.
Ganter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ganter moves in looking to clinch but Odin pushes him off.
Odin misses with a straight left.
Odin lands a nice shot to the body.
Odin scores with a one two! Ganter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ganter takes the fight into the clinch.
Odin is trying to push Ganter away but Ganter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ganter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Odin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ganter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Odin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ganter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Odin.
Ganter misses with the combination.
Ganter throws a leg kick but Odin moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ganter.
Odin looks for the body kick but Ganter saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Ganter - just one landing.
Ganter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Odin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odin misses with a few strikes there.
Ganter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Odin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ganter misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ganter drives through and clinches with Odin against the cage.
Odin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ganter smiles and moves away.
John Ganter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Odin.
Odin throws a lazy right hand but Ganter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ganter connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin tries to work over Ganter's front leg with a kick but Ganter checks it.
Ganter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ganter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganter throws a series of punches but Odin moves out of range.
Odin misses with the body kick
and Ganter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ganter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John Ganter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ganter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Odin eats them both and turns towards Ganter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Odin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor Odin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Ganter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ganter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ganter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ganter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ganter!
John Ganter tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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